[blparent] stats

Wed Oct 27 02:41:01 UTC 2010

Yes I understood that the worker was obligated to make a home visit.  She
and I had a great visit talking about social work since both our degrees are
in that field.  I also worked for SSA at the time and we had contact with
each others agencies due to children receiving ssi who were in foster care.
It all worked out fine.  She found no cause for further investigation.  I
think that plays a part in the assessment of blind parents.   whether
education should be a factor or not is a whole other issue.  I know that a
young mother who was blind here in Alabama was put through the ringer at
first simply because the ex in laws were causing her trouble.  Initially the
workers seem to talk down to her.  Finally after a few visits and learning
that this mom was working with voc rehab to go to college they left her
alone.  I certainly don't think that a person needs a degree to be a
wonderful parent.  My mother only finished the 9th grade and was one of the
kindest and intelligent women I have ever known.  So that is one of my
observations about the subject from the south.
Jill

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Deborah Kent Stein
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 4:40 PM
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Child Protective Services are required to follow up on every report, no 
matter who it comes from.  Still, I wonder if they would have reacted in the

same way if both parents had been sighted.  It's always hard to know for 
sure how much blindness weighs in.

Debbie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brandy W" <branlw at sbcglobal.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 1:34 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] stats

> Wow usually if there are no marks school councilors don't turn parents in
> for that because spanking isn't illegal just not approved of by many. Bran
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of jill
> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 1:29 PM
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] stats
>
> Yes, we had a visit because my son told a school counseler that his step 
> dad
> spanked him.  The counseler from school referred us.  My son was just 
> trying
> to get the attention of his biological dad, because the incident took 
> place
> 6 months before he mentioned it.  He never had bruising, broken bones, or
> came to school dirty or unprepared. He also neglected to tell the 
> counseler
> that he had took my JAWS software disc and decided to play frisby with it 
> in
> the back yard, or that he had been taking things from his step dad's 
> closet
> with out asking.  Kids can be just as much to blame for the visits as 
> stereo
> types or misjudgements by social service agencies.
>
> Jill
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Michael Baldwin
> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 8:31 AM
> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] stats
>
> The stats are meaningless unless you have something to compare them to.
> What about white families, or families of other races, or families with
> parents of other disabilities.
> What percentage is just from someone concerned for the child just because
> the blind parent didn't walk straight across the street, or other trivial
> things?
>
> Michael
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)
> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 8:19 AM
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] stats
>
> That means though that 75% have not been visited though
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of Anjelina
> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 9:04 AM
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] stats
>
> That sure is a scary statistic. Hopefully the Parenting Without Sight
> booklet helps educate CPS  workers.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dena Wainwright" <dena at envogueaccess.com>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 11:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] stats
>
>
>> wow, I was going to check TLG next... I've looked on the NFB site, as
> well
>> as AFB and ACB. The only stat I found on the NFB site was an estimate
> that
>> 1 in 4 households containing blind parents has been visited by CPS...
>> Yikes!
>> D
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jan Wright" <jan.wrightfamily5 at gmail.com>
>> To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 9:13 AM
>> Subject: [blparent] stats
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Hi Dina,
>>> I did not find stats and I even went to the looking glass But, if you
>>> find them, please share them.
>>> Jan
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